--- title: Thus, by identifying the Buddha with the heroes of all folk-tales an… — Indian Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: Thus, by identifying the Buddha with the heroes of all folk-tales and the chief characters in the beast-drolls, the Buddhists were enabled to incorporate the whole of the story-store of Hindostan in their sacred books, and enlist on their side the tale-telling instincts of men. 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The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Buddhists), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Parsed by Mova, not checked by a teacher.** This tree is Mova's own parse (the `en` model, on the CPU, when the site is built); it may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg7128:29:112 # text = Thus, by identifying the Buddha with the heroes of all folk-tales and the chief characters in the beast-drolls, the Buddhists were enabled to incorporate the whole of the story-store of Hindostan in their sacred books, and enlist on their side the tale-telling instincts of men. 1 Thus thus ADV RB _ 23 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 by by SCONJ IN _ 4 mark _ _ 4 identifying identify VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 23 advcl _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 Buddha Buddha PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 with with ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 heroes hero NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ 10 of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 11 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 14 det _ _ 12 folk folk NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 13 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 tales tale NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nmod _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 17 chief chief NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 compound _ _ 18 characters character NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 conj _ _ 19 in in ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 beast beast NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 22 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 23 drolls droll VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 25 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 26 Buddhists Buddhist PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 28 nsubj _ _ 27 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 28 aux:pass _ _ 28 enabled enable VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 23 conj _ _ 29 to to PART TO _ 30 mark _ _ 30 incorporate incorporate VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 28 xcomp _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 whole whole ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 30 obj _ _ 33 of of ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 35 story story NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 36 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 35 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 37 store store NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obl _ _ 38 of of ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 39 Hindostan Hindostan PROPN NNP Number=Sing 37 nmod _ _ 40 in in ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 41 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 43 nmod:poss _ _ 42 sacred sacred ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 43 amod _ _ 43 books book NOUN NNS Number=Plur 30 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 45 and and CCONJ CC _ 46 cc _ _ 46 enlist enlist VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 23 conj _ _ 47 on on ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 48 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 49 nmod:poss _ _ 49 side side NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 obl _ _ 50 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 51 tale tale NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 52 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 51 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 53 telling tell VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 54 amod _ _ 54 instincts instinct NOUN NNS Number=Plur 46 obj _ _ 55 of of ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 56 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 54 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 57 . . PUNCT . _ 23 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **identify** | gerund | | the Buddha | | the beast | | with the heroes of all folk tales and the chief characters | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent buddha=Theme | | 2 | **droll** | present | | | | | | thus *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **enable** | past · passive | | the Buddhists | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **incorporate** | to-infinitive | the Buddhists *not said here* | the whole | | beasts's sacred books | | | vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whole=Patient | | 5 | **enlist** | present | | the telling instincts of men | | beasts's side | | | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent instinct=Theme | | 6 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree. **Text:** «Indian Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Project Gutenberg book 7128 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order. - ← previous: [sentence 111](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/29/111/) - next →: [sentence 113](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/29/113/) - ↑ back to [Demon With Matted Hair " 196, part 23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/29/)